overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj 
overcharged; overcharging; overcharges
: to make an excessive charge
Examples of overcharge in a Sentence
He overcharges for car repairs.
He overcharges his customers for car repairs.
The store overcharged me for my skirt.
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The ride-hailing company Lyft accused San Francisco of overcharging it $100 million in taxes over the last five years in a lawsuit filed last week.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Just last month, state consumer protection officials said Metro Market and Pick ‘n Save stores were overcharging customers in this manner throughout Wisconsin.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The settlement was a result of a long-running antitrust case in which the two credit card network giants allegedly overcharged merchants by exacting excessive interchange fees, also called swipe fees.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Their lawyers are now arguing that they and their peers were overcharged more than $685 million in an alleged conspiracy.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Just last month, state consumer protection officials said Metro Market and Pick ‘n Save stores were overcharging customers in this manner throughout Wisconsin.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The settlement was a result of a long-running antitrust case in which the two credit card network giants allegedly overcharged merchants by exacting excessive interchange fees, also called swipe fees.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Their lawyers are now arguing that they and their peers were overcharged more than $685 million in an alleged conspiracy.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj
1
: to charge too much
2
: to fill or load too full
a cannon overcharged with powder
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